34.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Richmond Valley - Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Migration & Movement in Richmond Valley - Hinterland
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in Richmond Valley - Hinterland since 2011. Only 34.9% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is well below the national figure. This trend toward a more stable population is mirrored by a decline in new arrivals from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
At 34.9%, the share of people who moved in the last five years is lower than in most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 8.8% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 14.5%. This figure has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
8.8% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Richmond Valley - Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/topic/mobility-location